I imagine horses in the engine, their manes flying, their breaths steaming, their nostrils flaring as they gallop.

I've always wanted to be a cat. Warm and domesticated when you want to be, wild when you don't.

When I first saw Ellie, I knew it was her-- she was my fantasy. I didn't want it to be true, but every time I met her it was obvious, and the funny thing was that she was better than the fantasy, like I got more stuff than I'd imagined.

Bye, Tess. haunt me if you like. I don't mind.

And now he's down this for me. He's made me famous. He's put my name on the world.

I imagine horses in the engine, their manes flying, their breaths steaming, their nostrils flaring as they gallop.

I'm here. Soon I won't be. Zoey's baby is here. Its pulse tick-ticking. Soon it won't be. And when Zoey comes out of that room, having signed on the dotted line, she'll be different. She'll understand what I already know- that death surrounds us all. And it tastes like metal between you teeth.